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"The Fairy Tale That Won’t Behave"?: Ageing and Gender in Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and Matthew Vaughn’s Film Adaptation (2016)
Journal Article
Crofts, M., & Hatter, J. (2016). "The Fairy Tale That Won’t Behave"?: Ageing and Gender in Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and Matthew Vaughn’s Film Adaptation. Femspec, 16(1), pp.19-43

Fairy stories, it seems, are growing up. Neil Gaiman’s novel Stardust (1999) and Matthew Vaughn’s 2007 film adaptation of the same name are just two examples of the form’s recent resurgence, particularly in film. Recent additions to the genre are dis... Read More about "The Fairy Tale That Won’t Behave"?: Ageing and Gender in Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and Matthew Vaughn’s Film Adaptation.

The Imprint of the Mother: Bram Stoker’s “The Squaw” and The Jewel of Seven Stars (2016)
Book Chapter
Williams, S. (2016). The Imprint of the Mother: Bram Stoker’s “The Squaw” and The Jewel of Seven Stars. In C. Wynne (Ed.), Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to Transformations (118-137). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465047_9

Like the bite of the vampire, the theme of marking punctuates Stoker’s work. Birthmarks, the indelible touch of the devouring mother, are seared into the skin of the child. Stoker’s lesser-read Gothics express Victorian patriarchal gynaecological anx... Read More about The Imprint of the Mother: Bram Stoker’s “The Squaw” and The Jewel of Seven Stars.

A simple and general method for solving detailed chemical evolution with delayed production of iron and other chemical elements (2016)
Journal Article
Vincenzo, F., Matteucci, F., & Spitoni, E. (2017). A simple and general method for solving detailed chemical evolution with delayed production of iron and other chemical elements. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 466(3), 2939–2947. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3369

We present a theoretical method for solving the chemical evolution of galaxies, by assuming an instantaneous recycling approximation for chemical elements restored by massive stars and the Delay Time Distribution formalism for the delayed chemical en... Read More about A simple and general method for solving detailed chemical evolution with delayed production of iron and other chemical elements.

Darwin's Goldilocks Problem (2016)
Book Chapter
Winder, N., & Winder, I. (2016). Darwin's Goldilocks Problem. In N. Winder, & H. Liljenstrom (Eds.), Non-Linearities and System Flips : COMPLEX Final Scientific Report vol. 2 (11-15). Sigtuna: Sigtuna Foundation Press

Anticipatory Modelling and Innovation Management (2016)
Book Chapter
Winder, N., & Winder, I. (2016). Anticipatory Modelling and Innovation Management. In N. Winder, H. Liljenstrom, & R. Seaton (Eds.), The Quest for a Model-Stakeholder Fusion : COMPLEX Final Scientific Report v.1 (176-179). Sigtuna: Sigtuna Foundation Press

Uncanny intimacies: Humans and machines in film (2016)
Book Chapter
Ornella, A. D. (2016). Uncanny intimacies: Humans and machines in film. In M. Hauskeller, T. D. Philbeck, & C. D. Carbonell (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Posthumanism in Film and Television (330-338). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137430328_33

In its Riley v. California ruling requiring the police to get a search warrant to access mobile phone content, the US Supreme Court argued that: ‘modern cell phones, (…) are now such a pervasive and insistent part of daily life that the proverbial vi... Read More about Uncanny intimacies: Humans and machines in film.

Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets (2016)
Book
Dwivedi, A. (Ed.). (2016). Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9795-9

Advancements in the field of information technology have transformed the way businesses interact with each other and their customers. Businesses now require customized products and services to reflect their constantly changing environment, yet this r... Read More about Innovative Solutions for Implementing Global Supply Chains in Emerging Markets.

Seeking Educational Excellence Everywhere: an exploration into the impact of academisation on alternative education provision in England (2016)
Journal Article
DEAN, C. (2016). Seeking Educational Excellence Everywhere: an exploration into the impact of academisation on alternative education provision in England. Forum for Promoting 3-19 Comprehensive Education, 58(3), 355-363. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2016.58.3.355

This article presents a policy analysis of the UK Government's Academies programme and explores the impact that this might have on young people who have become disengaged from the mainstream education system and are thus educated in 'alternative prov... Read More about Seeking Educational Excellence Everywhere: an exploration into the impact of academisation on alternative education provision in England.

Leading the Diffusion of Intellectual Capital Management Practices in Science Parks (2016)
Book Chapter
Khavandkar, E., Theodorakopoulos, N., Hart, M., & Preston, J. (2016). Leading the Diffusion of Intellectual Capital Management Practices in Science Parks. In H. Shipton, P. Budhwar, P. Sparrow, & A. Brown (Eds.), Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance (213-231). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465191_14

This chapter discusses how leadership interventions in science parks can promote the diffusion of intellectual capital management (ICM) practices. It focuses on how operationalisation of the different social interactions leads to the accommodation of... Read More about Leading the Diffusion of Intellectual Capital Management Practices in Science Parks.

Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to Transformations (2016)
Book
Wynne, C. (2016). C. Wynne (Ed.). Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to Transformations. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465047

'My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side,' warns Dracula. This statement is descriptive of the Gothic genre. Like the Count, the Gothic encompasses and has manifested itself in many forms. Bram Stoker and the Goth... Read More about Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to Transformations.

The Indian Army at the Second Battle of Ypres (2016)
Book Chapter
Omissi, D. (2016). The Indian Army at the Second Battle of Ypres. In Innocence slaughtered: gas and the transformation of warfare and society (118-133). London: Uniform Press

Reflective and prereflective bodily awareness in skilled action. (2016)
Journal Article
Toner, J., Montero, B. G., & Moran, A. (2016). Reflective and prereflective bodily awareness in skilled action. Psychology of consciousness theory, research, and practice, 3(4), 303-315. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000090

A number of influential theories of skill acquisition posit that the performing body is an absent presence during “habitualized” action. The current article counters this claim by drawing on a wide range of empirical and phenomenological evidence to... Read More about Reflective and prereflective bodily awareness in skilled action..

Comprometimento organizacional: questões que cercam sua natureza e os seus limites conceituais (2016)
Journal Article
Menezes, I. G., Aguiar, C. V. N., & Bastos, A. V. B. (2016). Comprometimento organizacional: questões que cercam sua natureza e os seus limites conceituais. Psicologia em revista, 22(3), 768-789. https://doi.org/10.5752/p.1678-9523.2016v22n3p768

Organizational commitment, although one of the most investigated phenomena in the field of organizational behavior, may still be considered as a multifaceted and polysemous construct. This work aims to present the complexity and dispersion that revol... Read More about Comprometimento organizacional: questões que cercam sua natureza e os seus limites conceituais.

Consuming goods, consuming people: reflections on the transatlantic slave trade (2016)
Book Chapter
Richardson, D. (2016). Consuming goods, consuming people: reflections on the transatlantic slave trade. In P. Misevich, & K. Mann (Eds.), The rise and demise of slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic world (31-63). Rochester, NY; Woodbridge, Suffolk: University of Rochester Press and Boydell & Brewer Limited

The Du Mauriers and Stoker: Gothic transformations of Whitby and Cornwall (2016)
Book Chapter
Wynne, C. (2016). The Du Mauriers and Stoker: Gothic transformations of Whitby and Cornwall. In C. Wynne (Ed.), Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to transformations (185-206). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465047_13

In this extract from the memoir of her father, Gerald: A Portrait (1934), Daphne du Maurier resurrects the actor-manager Gerald du Maurier and places him in Whitby in 1917. This port town of North Yorkshire had been a favourite holiday retreat of Ger... Read More about The Du Mauriers and Stoker: Gothic transformations of Whitby and Cornwall.

The UK as a medium maritime power in the 21st century: Logistics for influence (2016)
Book
Martin, C. (2016). The UK as a medium maritime power in the 21st century: Logistics for influence. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-01237-1

This book argues that the UK, as a post-modern globalised state, will require means to have influence over events and opponents that threaten the UK's interests in the 21st century, and that its means is the Royal Navy. However, unlike other studies,... Read More about The UK as a medium maritime power in the 21st century: Logistics for influence.

Islamic law and transnational diplomatic law: A quest for complementarity in divergent legal theories (2016)
Book
Ismail, M. (2016). Islamic law and transnational diplomatic law: A quest for complementarity in divergent legal theories. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137558770

This book, in its effort to formulate compatibility between Islamic law and the principles of international diplomatic law, argues that the need to harmonize the two legal systems and have a thorough cross-cultural understanding amongst nations gener... Read More about Islamic law and transnational diplomatic law: A quest for complementarity in divergent legal theories.

Marketing rural tourism: Experience and enterprise (2016)
Book
Saxena, G. (2016). Marketing rural tourism: Experience and enterprise. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784710880

Gunjan Saxena seeks to encourage a fuller understanding of rural tourism marketing by uncovering the lived experiences and enterprise of different actor groups as they respond to the impact of tourism on their communities and cultural identities. In... Read More about Marketing rural tourism: Experience and enterprise.

Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain (2016)
Book Chapter
Merali, Y. (2016). Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain. In L. Willcocks, C. Sauer, & M. Lacity (Eds.), Enacting Research Methods in Information Systems (251-281). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29272-4_8

This paper is concerned with the emergence of the information systems (IS) domain as a central feature of the management research landscape in the networked world. It shows that the emergence of the network economy and network society (Castells, 1996... Read More about Complexity and information systems: The emergent domain.

Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health (2016)
Journal Article
Schröder, H., Higo, M., & Flynn, M. (2016). Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health. management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, 27(1-2), 63-81. https://doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2016-1-2-63

Owing to the ageing of their respective populations, policy-makers in Japan and Germany are challenged to extend the working life of individual employees. However, conditions of physical and mental ill health tend to increase with old age, leading to... Read More about Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health.